Port Monitor dialog box
Communication with external devices is important for the TV80 system. The communication between the TV80 system and peripheral devices takes place using "datagrams". These datagrams are self-contained and independent entities of data carrying information. When setting up or maintaining the TV80 system, it is always useful to verify that the communication lines with external devices are operational. The Port Monitor dialog box allows you to study the communication stream on the chosen serial line or local area network (LAN) port.
How to open
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The Port Monitor dialog box, is opened from the I/O Setup page on the Installation dialog box. To open, select the inspection point next to the port icon in the “block diagram”.
The Installation dialog box is located on the Setup menu.
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Description
The Port Monitor dialog box provides one text box for incoming messages (Rx Data), and one for outgoing messages (Tx Data). Use these boxes and your knowledge of the data communication to investigate the datagrams.
Note
The Port Monitor dialog box is a tool for debugging purposes. It is neither required nor intended for normal operation of the TV80 system.
Details
Rx Data
This text box displays the data communication received by the TV80 from external devices. These external devices may for example be navigation sensors, motion reference units, or other hydroacoustic systems. If you have enabled Auto Update, the text box is continuously updated with new information.
Tx Data
This text box displays the data communication exported from the TV80 to external devices.
Auto Update
When this function is activated, the relevant text box is continuously updated with new information. If you wish to "freeze" the information for further investigation, deactivate to disable the automatic update.
Clear
This function clears the text box to allow a new stream of communication data to start on a blank page.
Lock/Unlock
You can “lock” the not recognized sentences. When you “lock” a red not recognized sentence, it will become grey.